Studies show how easily we flip from positive to negative thinking and how deeply habituated we are to our negative bias. In this short teaching offered by freshmind, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche points out that these negative thoughts create deep imprints in our mind. Are we stuck in a rut or is negative thinking a habit we can change?
“May I be a protector to those without protection, a leader for those who journey, and a boat, a bridge, a passage for those desiring the further shore.” (From A guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva)Nalandabodhi Akasha is hosting an Open Heart Circle practice. This is an adapted Mahayana practice that is traditionally done to support those who are ill, dying or have recently died. With all the suffering in our world today, please join a space to share and offer light, wisdom and compassion.
How do we train our minds and progress on the path of liberation? How do we bring the view of the foundational vehicle into our practice and daily lives?
Hosted by NB New York, please join this Path of Study Online course, exploring the Path and Its Fruition of the Foundational Vehicle as taught by the Buddha.
This is what most deeply resonates with me when I think about sangha,” Nick Vail writes, “the synthesis of voices, dreams, and activities of individuals in a shared ecosystem.
How often have we been told to just stop worrying when we’re anxious? We would if we could, but it doesn’t quite work that way. In this article offered by our friends from freshmind, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche describes what does work and includes an exercise for when worry and anxiety show up.
How to work with our mind? Taught by Buddhist monks and nuns for over 2000 years, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness consists of the practice of meditating on the body, feelings, mind and phenomena – the four foundations of our daily experience. How to open our hearts for these experiences and bring kindness and compassion into our daily lives?
